Project Manager - Senior - Law

Cummins Inc. is a global company providing engine technologies and legal services to support its businesses worldwide. The Senior Project Manager in Law will serve as patent counsel or agent, advising on patent preparation and prosecution, intellectual property strategy, portfolio management, infringement issues, and outside counsel relationships. The role also supports complex global matters, invention disclosures, and IP-related improvement projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manage patent prosecution; participate in and implement IP strategy, including preparing and filing US patent applications and assisting in filing applications in other jurisdictions and other foreign office actions
• Participate in internal patenting committees
• Conduct invention disclosure interviews to identify new patentable ideas
• Acts as trusted advisor senior leaders on the IP team; develop a strong grasp of business environment; effectively partners with stakeholders to identify and design needed improvements; provides practical advice within the appropriate business context; understands and manages client expectations
• Shares in management of outside counsel relationships
• Supports large and/or complex cases and matters worldwide
• Responsible for project and matter management with appropriate supervision
• Provides support and leadership in improvement and issue-resolution projects
• Working with engineering and other business organizations to understand priorities and challenges
• Instructs and supervises outside counsel and consultants as needed

Requirements:

• • Analytical Reasoning - The ability to evaluate and analyze data and information, draw conclusions and present an argument based upon the analysis. The use of critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills are critical to analytical reasoning
• • Influencing - Encourages others to change their mindset and/or behaviors to achieve positive results. Presents convincing justification for others to accept ideas and plans. Encourages the open expression of opinions and disagreements. Effectively gains commitment with others to produce high quality work
• • Communication - Written and Verbal - Effectively expresses messages and ideas in a clear, organized and relevant manner for a variety of audiences. Develops organized, complete, and convincing communications. Ability to communicate effectively to different levels of the organization
• • Relationship Management - Develops rapport, builds trust, and creates value in relationships. Identifies networking opportunities and effectively communicates across functions, business units and with both internal and external business partners
• • Conflict Management - Deals with conflict in a way that recognizes and manages differing opinions and ideas and refocuses them in a positive and productive manner. Brings conflict and disagreement into the open and attempts to offer a fair resolution collaboratively while maintaining a constructive working relationship
• • Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited institution: in one of the following disciplines: electrical engineering, computer science, material science, physics, or mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• • Licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• • This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations
• • Significant level of relevant work experience, including team leadership experience, required
• • Experience with Artificial Intelligence in the IP space
• • Prepared and prosecuted at least 50 patent applications
• • At least 5 plus years of relevant intellectual property experience, including global and domestic patent prosecution; developing patent strategies, conducting patent analysis, and global IP portfolio management
• • Experience with AI tools and AI prompting
• • Experience with diesel engines
• • Experiences with data centers
• • Registered Patent Agent or Attorney